Kamran included in Pak's World T20 provisional squad

Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal, who is awaiting clearance by the Pakistan Cricket Board's integrity committee, has been selected in the provisional squad for the World T20 in Sri Lanka starting this September.

Imran Nazir and Abdul Razzaq are also part of the 30-man squad. Akmal, Razzaq and Nazir were among the Pakistan cricketers to be denied a central contract when PCB had announced a list of 21 players to receive pay increases in May this year.

Nazir's last T20I appearance was in February 2010 while Kamran Akmal last played a T20I for Pakistan in September 2010. Razzaq's last T20I match was also in 2010 when he played against New Zealand at Christchurch on December 30.

Meanwhile, the selectors decided to leave out Test and ODI skipper Misbah-ul-Haq from the preliminary list of 30 players.

Misbah was also not part of the T20I series against Sri Lanka last month. Mohammad Hafeez had led the side and is expected to captain Pakistan in the World T20.